Antique neoclassical commode with 3 drawers, Italy, 18th century.

Neoclassical commode, late 18th century. Made of walnut, it features three drawers on the front: one lower drawer beneath the top and two adjacent ones with a concealed chain that allows for the continuity of the marquetry scene; truncated pyramid feet. The entire surface is veneered in quadripartite rosewood with marquetry candelabra on the uprights, a band beneath the top with marquetry reserves depicting putti facing each other riding dolphins whose tails develop into leafy scrolls. The central reserve on the front represents the scene of Hercules killing the lion, with his club resting at his feet. On the sides are two allegorical figures: a vestal with a lamb and an old man with a staff and a sword at his side. Interior in walnut, top replaced with marble. This piece is part of the corpus of furniture identified as the workshop "dei fondi verdi". The two figures on the sides correspond to the secretary published in the book "Maggiolini & co." and similar correspondences in the production can be found in the architectural composition of the commode and in the repeated frames.